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  • 1
    ISSN: 1471-0528
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Uterine artery embolisation is a new minimally invasive technique used for the treatment of fibroids. Twenty-one women underwent bilateral uterine artery embolisation at our unit, and we assessed the efficacy, morbidity and patient satisfaction with the procedure. Mixed outcomes were found. Reduction in fibroid volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging was impressive, and the majority of women felt their symptoms had improved. One woman achieved a full term pregnancy following the procedure. However, the procedure involved a significant inpatient stay, analgesia requirement, and a slower recovery time than anticipated. One woman died following overwhelming sepsis occurring 10 days after the procedure. Further studies are required to assess the role this technique may play in the management of uterine fibroids.
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  • 2
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    International journal of immunogenetics 17 (1990), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1744-313X
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Twenty-two subjects (11 HLA A1 B8 DR3, 11 non-A1 B8 DR3) were tested for the capacity of their lymphocytes to express Tac molecules and interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptors (quantified using radiolabelled IL-2) after mitogen stimulation. Ten of these subjects (five Al B8 DR3 and five non-A1 B8 DR3) were also tested for the ability of their lymphocytes to proliferate under IL-2 stimulation. Al B8 DR3 subjects express a normal number of high-affinity IL-2 receptor sites, but the affinity of these receptors sites is significantly increased. Unexpectedly, Al B8 DR3 lymphoblasts show a lower response to IL-2 than non-Al B8 DR3 for high doses of recombinant IL-2.
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  • 3
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    Fatigue & fracture of engineering materials & structures 17 (1994), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1460-2695
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Abstract— This paper compares the fracture toughness values obtained from two different specimen geometries, i.e. pre-cracked compact tension and chevron-notched short rod. The former is in widespread use, however, the latter has significant advantages in that no pre-cracking is required resulting in more economical use of material and reduced machining. Four 6061-aluminium-matrix composites reinforced with discontinuous alumina particles were investigated. Good agreement in fracture toughness values from the two specimen geometries was obtained for all the materials and all the heat treatments examined. Detailed analyses of the fracture surfaces were used to identify the fracture mechanisms. The effects of specimen geometry, volume fraction of reinforcement and ageing treatment on fracture toughness are discussed.
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    Fatigue & fracture of engineering materials & structures 17 (1994), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1460-2695
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Abstract— The response of magnesia-partially-stabilized zirconia to cyclic loading was investigated using a purpose-built loading stage, designed to operate in the vacuum chamber of a scanning electron microscope. Crack tip/microstructural interactions, along with fatigue crack growth rates were studied and recorded photographically and via a video cassette recorder. For the experimental conditions examined, crack bridging, deflection and closure are discussed as possible mechanisms of fatigue crack growth resistance.
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  • 5
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    Fatigue & fracture of engineering materials & structures 15 (1992), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1460-2695
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Abstract— This paper describes the use of an optical crack monitoring system designed to examine the growth behaviour of short/long fatigue cracks in Waspaloy at room and elevated temperature. Its use at 19 and 500°C is demonstrated at stress ratios of 0.1 and -1. Fatigue crack formation was associated with slip band cracking at both R= 0.1 and R= -1. At 19°C short crack growth at R= -1 and R= 0.1 could not be normalized by adopting a positive stress approach. The compressive part of the fatigue cycle at R= -1 contributed to short crack growth at 19°C and long crack growth at 500°C.
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  • 6
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    Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 8 (1994), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1365-2036
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background: 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is an important neurotransmitter in the enteric nervous system. The intrinsic neural plexus of the gall-bladder resembles the enteric nervous system and similarly contains 5-HT neurones. The action of 5-HT on gallbladder motility has been investigated in animals but its effect on the human gall-bladder in vivo is unknown.Methods: The effect of indirect 5-HT agonism using paroxetine, a specific inhibitor of neuronal 5-HT reuptake, on gall-bladder motility was investigated in 12 healthy volunteers. In a randomized double-blind crossover design, gall-bladder motility was assessed after administration of 30 mg paroxetine daily for two days and after placebo. Ultrasonography was used to determine gall-bladder volumes while fasting and at 5 min intervals following a 250 kcal mixed liquid meal.Results: Fasting gall-bladder volumes of 21.8 ± 3.2 ml on placebo and 28.0± 3.5 ml on paroxetine were similar. Paroxetine impaired postprandial gall-bladder emptying. Residual gall-bladder volume was 10.2 ±2.7 ml with placebo and 17.1±2.7 ml with paroxetine (P 〈 0.05). Ejection fraction was 57.3 ±7.7% on placebo and 40.9 ± 4.7% on paroxetine (P 〈 0.05).Conclusion: 5-HT pathways may participate in the regulation of biliary motility, and this study demonstrates an inhibitory role of 5-HT in the control of human gall-bladder emptying.
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  • 7
    ISSN: 1435-1528
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary A very sensitive method has recently been developed for the study in vitro of the rheological properties of blood in transient flow at low shear rate. By this method the blood viscoelasticity and thixotropy can be evidenced accurately from the recording of four rheograms corresponding to four different flow conditions, and obtained in well defined and invariable experimental process with the same small blood sample. Thus a given blood can be characterized by means of a small number of mechanical parameters. This method has been used to show that human blood samples, considered as normal from hematological point of view, may exhibit large and reproducible differences of rheological behaviour, which is important for the hemodynamical consequences. On the other hand, it has been demonstrated, on several examples, that viscosity, viscoelasticity and thixotropy of blood frequently show considerable variations when the blood samples are artificially modified. This emphasizes the major role the use of the proposed method may play in the domain of normal and pathological hematology.
    Abstract: Zusammenfassung Vor kurzem wurde eine sehr empfindliche Methode entwickelt, um die rheologischen Eigenschaften von Blut unter nicht-stationären Bedingungen bei niedrigen Schergeschwindigkeiten in vitro zu untersuchen. Hiermit lassen sich die Viskoelastizität und die Thixotropie des Blutes anhand von vier Rheogrammen genau bestimmen, wobei vier verschiedene Fließvorgänge gemäß einem exakt reproduzierbaren Versuchsprogramm an ein und derselben kleinen Blutprobe realisiert werden. Auf diese Weise ist das vorgegebene Blut mittels einer kleinen Anzahl mechanischer Parameter charakterisierbar. Diese Methode wurde angewandt, um zu zeigen, daß vom hämatologischen Standpunkt normales Humanblut bezüglich seines rheologischen Verhaltens erhebliche und reproduzierbare Unterschiede aufweisen kann, die wichtige hämodynamische Folgen haben. Weiterhin wurde an verschiedenen Beispielen nachgewiesen, daß die Viskosität, Elastizität und Thixotropie von Blut durch künstlich vorgenommene Modifikationen wesentlich verändert werden kann. Dies macht die wichtige Rolle deutlich, die derartige vorgeschlagene Methoden für die normale und pathologische Hämatologie zu spielen imstande sein dürften.
    Notes: Résumé Une méthode très sensible d'étude in vitro des propriétés rhéologiques du sang en régime d'écoulement transitoire à faible vitesse de cisaillement développée récemment permet de mettre en évidence avec précision la viscoélasticité et la thixotropie du sang à partir de l'enregistrement de quatre rhéogrammes obtenus en quelques minutes, dans des conditions mécaniques différentes et selon un protocole expérimental standard bien défini, sur un même échantillon de sang de quelques cm3. On peut ainsi caractériser un sang donné au moyen d'un petit nombre de paramètres mécaniques. Cette technique a été utilisée pour montrer que des sangs humains considérés comme normaux du point de vue hématologique peuvent présenter des différences notables de comportement rhéologique, ce qui a des conséquences au niveau de l'hémodynamique. D'autre part il est prouvé sur plusieurs exemples que la viscosité, la viscoélasticité et la thixotropie du sang présentent souvent des variations considérables dans le cas de sangs artificiellement modifiés. Ceci montre l'importance du rôle que pourrait jouer l'utilisation de la technique proposée dans le domaine de l'hématologie normale et pathologique.
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  • 8
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    European radiology 8 (1998), S. 886-900 
    ISSN: 1432-1084
    Keywords: Key words: Abdomen ; peritoneum ; Normal anatomy ; pathology ; CT ; MRI-peritoneum
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract. The peritoneum is the largest and most complexly arranged serous membrane in the body. The potential peritoneal spaces, the peritoneal reflections forming peritoneal ligaments, mesenteries, omenta and the natural flow of peritoneal fluid determine the route of spread of intraperitoneal fluid and, consequently, disease processes within the abdominal cavity. The peritoneal ligaments, mesenteries and omenta also serve as boundaries for disease processes and conduits for disease spread. The peritoneal cavity and its reflections are frequently involved by infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic and traumatic processes. Before the introduction of cross-sectional imaging, the peritoneum and its reflections could only be imaged with difficulty, often requiring invasive techniques. Computed tomography and, to a lesser extent, sonography and MR imaging allow the accurate examination of the complex anatomy of the peritoneal cavity, which is the key to understanding the pathological processes affecting it. This article reviews the normal peritoneal anatomy and its disease processes.
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  • 9
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    Journal of materials science 28 (1993), S. 3665-3669 
    ISSN: 1573-4803
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Abstract The effect of a 20vol % alumina microsphere particulate on the age-hardening characteristics of a 6061 Al matrix composite was investigated — based on microhardness, electrical resistivity and X-ray mapping — and the composite is compared to the unreinforced 6061 Al alloy. It is shown that this ceramic reinforcement can affect the age-hardening behaviour of the matrix alloy by significantly accelerating the kinetics of precipitation. This acceleration is related to a decrease in nucleation time and to an increase in the precipitate-growth rate. The relative amounts of age-hardened precipitates are also observed to be affected by reinforcement addition.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 1435-1528
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Für dasCouette-Viskosimeter mit engem Spalt wird eine neue Näherungsformel vorgeschlagen: $$\dot \gamma = f(\tau ) = - \beta ^2 \tau ^{\beta + 1} \int\limits_0^\tau {\Omega (t)t^{ - (\beta + 2)} } dt$$ mitβ = 2/(1 −s 2). Aus den experimentellen Wertepaaren (Ω, τ) einer Lösung von Kälber-Thymusdrüsen-DNA in 0,1 m NaCl werden die $$\dot \gamma - $$ Werte mit Hilfe dieser Formel abgeleitet und mit denjenigen Werten verglichen, die mit der exakten Lösung bzw. mit der Näherungsformel vonKrieger undElrod erhalten wurden.
    Notes: Summary For the narrow gap coaxial cylinder viscometer a new approximate formula is proposed $$\dot \gamma = f(\tau ) = - \beta ^2 \tau ^{\beta + 1} \int\limits_0^\tau {\Omega (t)t^{ - (\beta + 2)} } dt$$ whereβ = 2/(1 −s 2). From the experimental dataΩ vs.τ obtained for a solution of calf thymus DNA in 0.1M NaCl the values of $$\dot \gamma $$ were derived by means of this formula and compared with the values given by the exact solution and the approximate formula ofKrieger andElrod respectively.
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